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title: "Okavango-Zwerggecko"
description: "Lygodactylus chobiensis — Reptilien. The Okavango dwarf gecko or Chobe dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus chobiensis) is a species of gecko found along the Chobe and Zambesi Rivers and into the Okavango Delta, and into Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/chobe-dwarf-gecko
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Okavango-Zwerggecko

> Lygodactylus chobiensis — Reptilien. The Okavango dwarf gecko or Chobe dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus chobiensis) is a species of gecko found along the Chobe and Zambesi Rivers and into the Okavango Delta, and into Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

- Scientific name: *Lygodactylus chobiensis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 845
- Wikidata: [Q1626361](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1626361)
- iNaturalist taxon: [34293](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/34293)

## Names

- en: Chobe Dwarf Gecko
- de: Okavango-Zwerggecko
- es: Gecko enano del Chobe
- nl: Okavango dwarf gecko

## Countries with the most observations

ZW (233), ZM (199), BW (148), NA (124), MW (18), MZ (18), AO (10)

## Summary

The Okavango dwarf gecko or Chobe dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus chobiensis) is a species of gecko found along the Chobe and Zambesi Rivers and into the Okavango Delta, and into Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okavango_dwarf_gecko

## Photo

![Okavango-Zwerggecko](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chobe-dwarf-gecko/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110710739

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chobe-dwarf-gecko?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).